Single-engine piston

N81038

Homebuilt Challenger II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
CH20788CW0344
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kinston, NC
Registration record

N81038 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Challenger II
Serial
CH20788CW0344
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kinston, NC
Certificate issued
2025-05-08
Airworthiness date
1989-03-17
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB0C3E
Mode S (octal)
52606076
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N81038 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1960-06-13
    N81038 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 10328); cancelled.
Overview

About N81038

N81038 is a Homebuilt Challenger II, serial number CH20788CW0344. It is registered to an individual in Kinston, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 17, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81038.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81038.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.